Tie-plate and rail-brace.



V W. A. SAUL. TIE PLATE AND RAIL BRAGE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6, 1912.

1,058,337. Patented Apr. 8, 1913;

witnes s es I Inv entor Attorneys WARREN A. SAUL, OFIBRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

TIE-PLATE AND RAIL-BRACE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. s, 1913.

Application filed November 6, 1912. Serial No. 729,890.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WARREN A. SAUL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a newv and useful Tie-Plate and Rail-Brace, of

which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in a combined tie plate and rail brace. The primary object of this invention is the provision of a tie plate disposed to be placed upon the upper surface of the tie and below the rail base andhave coacting therewith a rail brace disposed at an angle to engage under surface at one side of the tread of the rail and one base flange adjacent to the tie plate, a peculiar form of-spike being employed to maintain the fail brace in wedged position and to at the same time,

spike the rail and tie" plate upon the tie, the

body of the rail brace being inclined and out of contact with the adjacent face of the web of the rail so. that the only point of contact is with one end of the rail base and prima-- rily against the under side of the tread and the immediate adjacent portion of the web. With the foregoing other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and i'nthe details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made with in the scope of What is claimed without departing from. the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tie plate and rail brace showing a tie, spike and rail and adjacent portion of the rail in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a cross section through the tie plate and rail brace in operable relation to the rail shown in dotted lines. Figs. 3 and 4: are detailed views of the spike employed in connection with the tie plate and rail brace.

'Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designatesthe tie which. has placed there'- upon the metal tie plate 2, provided with the apertures 3 for the reception of the spikes as will presently appear. The base 4 of the rail is disposed upon the tie plate in the usual manner between the alined apertures 4 3 while disposed to engage the base of the rail, the tie plate and also the rail at the junction of the web and tread is a rail brace a 5, which is constructed with a bracing portion disposed to be placed inclined from the outer edge of the base flange of the, rail toward the junction of the web and tread of the rail, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This rail brace is provided withthe compound inclined portions 6 and 7 at its lower end for engagement respectively, with the upper surface of the base-4 of the rail while the flat face 8 engagesthe tie plate outside of the rail base, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The upper end 9 of the rail brace is'reinforced and is provided with the web engaging face 10anol the tread engaging face 11, both of which are so formed as to permit of the brace 5 being wedged thereagainst to 'form arigid support or brace at the underside of the tread and the portion adjacent to the upper end of the web of the rail. By

constructing. the head 9 as clearly shown, the contacting portions thereof may be readily slid upwardly up on the web of the rail so.

properly engage that the portion at 11 will the underside of the tread of the rail.

Formed in the compound curved portions 6 and 7 of the brace intermediate of the ends of the brace, is a slot 12, having the two parallel walls 13 and the dove-tailed shaped portion 14, said slot being so disposed as to "have its open end above one of the apertures 3-01 the tie plate, while the dove-tailed POP,

-tion is above the edge of the base 4 of the rail.

By inclining the plate 5 as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, the maximum bracingpower is exerted directly upon the under surface of A the tread, the adjacent portion of the web acting as a guiding portion for the enlarged head 9 of the rail brace plate 5, while the portion engaging the tie plate and the base 4 of the rail retains, the plate in such inclined position so that the strain from the tread willbe'directly upon the inclined portion of the rail brace plate 5.

A spike 15, as clearly shown, is preferably employed in connecting the tie plate, rail and the rail brace 5 in the positions as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and is provided with the dove-tailedwedging head 16, for coaction with the dove-tailed head 14: of the slot of the raii brace, and with the parallel walls 17 which fit between the parallel walls 13' that when the spike is driven home into the tie 1, the shank portion passing through the aperture 3 of the tie plate, the lugs 18 will engage the tie plate 2 beyond the outer edge of the lower flange 7 ot' the rail brace cone-ting with the inclined face of the flange 7 to move the rail, brace 5 inwardly,

the base 4 of the rail and hold the rail downwardly upon the tie plate and tie. The

dove-tailed head 16 also has the coacting wedging eliect to assist in forcing a rail bralce 5 into proper engagement with the rai WVhat is claimed is;

v 1. The combination with. a tie plate, a rail and a rail brace, said rail brace having a lower inclined rail base engaging edge pro- Vided with a substantially dove-tailed recess copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Pa nts.

intermediate of its ends, of a spike for )iercin the tie late havin a head for in- 3. 1 g P g serti'on within the recess of the rail brace to engage the rail base and with lugs for engagingthe tie plate and the adjacent portion of the lower edge of the rail brace, the head and recess combining to hold the brace against longitudinal movement while the lugs hold the brace against outward displacement.

2. The combination with a rail, :1 tie plate and a rail brace, of a spike for piercing the tie plate and a tie, having a head with oppositely disposed lugs for engaging the tie plate and the adjacent portion of the rail brace to retain the rail brace against out ward displacement and to wedge the same into engagement with a rail, said head further being provided with an enlarged portion for engagement with the rail. base.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aihxed inysignature in the presence of two witnesses;

WARREN A SAUF Witnesses GEoReE C. SCHRAD'ER, WILLIAM HUMMEL.

Washington, D. G. 

